Reference lightness()

lightness()

Gets the lightness value of a color.

lightness() extracts the HSL lightness value from a p5.Color object, an array of color components, or a CSS color string.

By default, lightness() returns a color's HSL lightness in the range 0 to 100. If the colorMode() is set to HSL, it returns the lightness value in the given range.

Examples

Syntax

lightness(color)

Parameters

color
p5.Color|Number[]|String:

p5.Color object, array of color components, or CSS color string.

Returns

Number: the lightness value.
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